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depurative
[ dep-yuh-rey-tiv ]
/ ˈdɛp yəˌreɪ tɪv /
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adjective
serving to depurate; purifying.
noun
a depurative agent or substance.
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How to use depurative in a sentence
I have found bitartrate of potassium the most grateful and efficient saline for depurative action.
In other cases—and this is especially true of malarial hmaturia—depurative medication becomes paramount.
Purgatives should be used for their depurative effects, and never as antiphologistics.
At this stage of the disease it is right to assist the depurative work of nature.
British Dictionary definitions for depurative
depurative
/ (ˈdɛpjʊˌreɪtɪv, -rətɪv) /
adjective
used for or capable of depurating; purifying; purgative
noun
a depurative substance or agent
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